Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-09
TIE POLITICIANS AND THE PEG
PIE.

There was IN the Legislature Just now
adiOurncd-tO gre The GOrcrnOr q ChdRcc 10
appoint e ScRHtOr for oar people anil 10 r.
assemble after The exercise Of this one mdR
pOTsr-a Democratic majority. A contest
WAS made through the State between Golf
and Camden in the Senatorial matter, rs
between the two parties. And there was
an issue made between the two factions i'm
the Democratic party. The n favoring
Camden for Senator, the other in favor OF
anybody to beat Camden The any
body faction was badly beaten and there
fore rs partisans and in accordance with
party usage honor bound to yield to the
majority in the Legislature, because that
majority clearly represented the majority
OF the party, Il had been tested by the
popular vote. 1t was found when the
Legislature met, that this anybody to
beat Camden faction numbered L., while
the majority faction numbered b. Hence
this II constituted themselves chaos
makers, disOTganiZeTS, determined moi to
90 into caucus and to defeat Camden, come
what might, and that sooner than to allow
Camden to he elected they would give the
appointment OF the Senator to the Gov
ernOr; and the Republican politicians in the
Legislature Saidamen. In other words they
made war on their own party and determined
To diSorganize it, and they nave succeeded
by the aid o fthe Republicans. 1t was an
uOuneed AL around before the Legislature
met that the Republicans would unite
with the diSOrganizers and elect Governor
Wilson Senator; that the Governor and his
friends had every assurance that this would
he done, and that there was a certain ma
gician behind the scenes seeking and plot
ting mischief. Some of the Republican
papers busily prOpaglted the idea and per-
haps induced the Governor to put faith in
this sincerity and rest sure that Senatorial
honOrS were uniting for him. How far
this may have influenced the Governor III
this his very extraordinary course every
one will judge for himself.
IL will not be denied that Mr.. Camden
quite as lit and proper a person for
Senator as any other Democrat, nor that
he has heretofore discharged his duties
we'll and satisfactorily.
Again: This anti-Camden faction Is
known and understood to represent that
small and noisy faction in the State that
may be aptly termed railroad wrecEerS,
because their course has been such rs to
Brighten capital from the State, particu-
larly capitalists who have a fancy for put
ting their money in new railroad routes,
&c. Hence Mr.. Camden was by n cOmbl-
nation of circumstances the representative
of the party Of progress and State develop
ment and railroad building, and the anti
Camden faction Of the representatives
of the railroad wrecEerS. The Repub-
lican politicians knew all this full
we'll. But they took it into
their heads that il they could defeat Cam
den they would weaken the Democratic
party and perhaps get control ct the State,
They knew full well that the election OF
Mr.. Camden, under the circumstances,
would be "a black Cye' to the railroad
workers. and give confidence to, and en-
courage investment of capital IN theS State,
particularly railroad building, and stimu-
late Mr.. Camden himself in going on with
his railroad enterprises IN which he has al
ready rendered so great service to the true
interest of the State. They knew that rs
between Mr.. Camden and any other Dem
Oerat named for Senator, a large majority
of the Democrats preferred Camden. They
knew perfectly well that rs between Mr..
Camden and any other Democrat, MT
Camden was largely the choice oi the he
publicans of the State. They knew mat
If thew did not aid in the election OF Mr..
Camden the Governor would appoint y
Senator quite as obnoxious to the kepubh-
cans "A To the Democrats. They knew
they we're in a position Ia secure to the
people a good ami efficient Senator, hnt
with the childish, ~petulant, not To say
malignant concert, Ofmaking a little party
capital, they have united with the railroad
workers and very worst elements oil the
Democratic party, to win the best interests
of the State, in more ways than one.
Hsnce these Legislators have shown
themselves ready and willing to Sacrihee
u people under the silly hope OF produc-
ing discord in one of the parties into
which we are divided, and thus make 1t
manifest that they are unworthy OF pubic
confidence and wholly unappreclatlNe
of the intelligence of their W peO-
nile who are not ready to trust those VINO
have sboyn themselves willing to sacrifice
the common interests of the peOplet tn Affect
y momentary modification to their political
o~pponents. Nor will the people OF their
own party be willing to truSta set OF poll
ticisns who have not the sagacity to see
that the course they have pursued
shows them incompetent to manage me IN
terests of the State, and so stupid rs not
to see that they will arouse ersry tfEc,'arm
ar Dassire Democrat in the State, and BRING
hack the old soldiers who had gone to the
shade to take command and lead the boys
TO victory certain and assured. "nen 'ne
Democrats have put their whangdoodlers
and bull frog orators in the ditch, there
will be room for thousands of Republicans
IN help them. In defeating q good man
for the Senate, and giving the appointment
of Senator to the Governor and ms Caol-
net, the Republicans have Disguised every
intelligent, fair minded man in the State,
whatever be his party name. They must
he taught that the honor, the progress, the
development of the State, and the well-to-
do of our people is of higher value 10 Is
,afNv tuO. nanny tgiumDl oil